omer

Plural: omers

Noun

• An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure, about 2.2 liters.
• A former small Hebrew unit of dry volume equal to about 2.3 L or 2.1 quarts.
• A vessel of one omer.
• The sheaf of barley offered on the second day of Passover.
• The counting of the omer, that is, the period of 49 days between Passover and Shavuot.

Examples

• Every OMER of strategic thinking contributed to his victory in the Scrabble tournament.

Synonyms

issaron